In the early morning of January 13, Beijing time, the semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup ushered in a focus battle, Barcelona against Real Madrid. In the first half, Benzema assisted Onicius' goal, then Dembele assisted Luc De Jong's goal, and Real Madrid and Barca temporarily played a 1-1 draw, on the same starting line.
According to the rules of the match, last season's Copa del Rey champions played against last season's La Liga runners-up, so Barca and Real Madrid met early in the semi-finals. It was the 247th meeting between the two teams in the national derby, with 246 previous meetings, with Real Madrid winning 99 and Barcelona with 96 wins, along with 52 draws.
The two teams have met in La Liga this season, with Real Madrid beating Barca 2-1 away from home to win four consecutive national derby wins, setting a record for 56 years. Real Madrid won five consecutive games against Barca, or 57 years ago, this time Real Madrid is determined to win.
In terms of starting, Real Madrid sent Benzema, Vinicius and Asensio forward trident, and Barca sent the same trident combination, led by Ferran Torres, Luke De Jong and Dembele.
In the 25th minute of the first half, Busquets took the ball in midfield and was snatched from behind by Benzema, Real Madrid quickly counterattacked, Benzema sent a straight plug, Vinicius inserted a low shot into the box to help Real Madrid lead 1-0, the mistake led to the loss of the ball, Busquets fell to his knees in chagrin after Real Madrid scored.
It was Vinicius' first goal in the Western Super Cup and the second time he had ever scored against Barca's goal. So far this season, Vinicius has scored 15 goals for Real Madrid, and in the games where he has scored goals, Real Madrid have won 14 and drawn 1 to remain unbeaten.
Falling behind by one goal put Barca in a desperate situation, and the whole team does not want to lose to Real Madrid for five consecutive times. In the 41st minute, Dembele took the ball from the bottom line and crossed it, Militan's ball bounced off the foot of Luc De Jong and barca equalized 1-1, and Xavi on the sidelines was calm and not celebratory.
This goal is the first goal scored by Luc De Jong in the Spanish Super Cup, and he scored in his Western Super Cup debut, which is also very happy, and has scored for Barca in three consecutive games, having scored against Mallorca and Granada.
Now the score has become 1-1 draw, Barca have less pressure and the race has returned to the same running line. With 45 minutes left in the second half, the chances left for both teams are the same. Barca have lost to Real Madrid for four consecutive times, and the next loss will be a five-game losing streak in the national derby after 57 years.